But we all, with unveiled face seeing the glory of the Lord as in a mirror, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the Spirit.
Paul speaks of the Spirit's freedom and continuing transformation.
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Old Testament
Deuteronomy1 verses →
Anonymous. Largely a farewell address placed in Moses' mouth by a narrator who goes on to describe his death.
Joshua1 verses →
Anonymous. Tells Joshua's story in the third person.
Psalms6 verses →
Many hands over centuries. Superscriptions assign a number to David; those are ancient editorial notes, not signatures.
Proverbs3 verses →
A collection headed as Solomon's, which elsewhere names other compilers.
Ecclesiastes1 verses →
Written in the voice of 'the Preacher, the son of David' — a role rather than a name.
Isaiah2 verses →
Spans centuries of material and has long been read as the work of more than one hand.
Lamentations1 verses →
Anonymous. Tradition assigns it to Jeremiah; the text does not.
New Testament
Matthew2 verses →
Anonymous. The name is a second-century attribution.
John3 verses →
Anonymous. Names its own source only as 'the disciple whom Jesus loved'.
Paul's letters13 verses →
Named by the text and widely accepted — the clearest authorship in the Bible. Several letters bearing his name are disputed and are marked as such.
James1 verses →
Names its author only as James, a very common name. Which James is disputed.
1 Peter1 verses →
Names Peter. Its polished Greek has made that contested since antiquity.
Revelation1 verses →
Names its author as John. Which John has been disputed since the third century.
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View all filters →Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
In teaching about a collection for others, Paul encourages willing generosity and good work.
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work.
In teaching about a collection for others, Paul encourages willing generosity and good work.
This is love, that we should walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, even as you heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.
The brief letter connects love with walking according to the teaching its readers have received.
Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;
The letter connects compassion and gratitude with everyday action.
Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection.
The letter connects compassion and gratitude with everyday action.
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body, and be thankful.
The letter connects compassion and gratitude with everyday action.
Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
The letter connects compassion and gratitude with everyday action.
And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,
The letter connects compassion and gratitude with everyday action.
He who observes the wind won’t sow; and he who regards the clouds won’t reap.
The teacher encourages action despite uncertainty about conditions and outcomes.
In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening don’t withhold your hand; for you don’t know which will prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both will be equally good.
The teacher encourages action despite uncertainty about conditions and outcomes.
Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
Wisdom counsel values patience and cautions against quick anger.